Welcome Desktop Radiance Users, This is the discussion list for Desktop Radiance. Desktop Radiance is an AutoCAD plug-in software program which relies upon...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
May 10, 2000 7:32 pm
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I am trying to set up a camera that needs to be pitched. I know how to set up the heading angle, but is there a way to pitch the camera in Desktop Radiance? ...
Daniel Katzenberger
dan@...
May 22, 2000 8:52 pm
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Hi Dan, There are several ways to manipulate camera pitch both inside and outside of AutoCAD. Inside AutoCAD, you can use the "DVIEW" command to adjust the ...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
May 22, 2000 10:44 pm
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hi, The FAQ has been started, http://radsite.lbl.gov/deskrad/ follow the help>FAQ link. Ask questions and we'll try to answer them. thanks, judy...
j lai
jlai@...
May 30, 2000 7:55 pm
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Hello, I'm trying to model 3D curved surfaces. Basically drawing an arc and extruding it to make a 3D curved surface. Can radiance do this? Will it...
zrogers@...
Jun 5, 2000 5:19 pm
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hi, ... and ... Not exactly. An extruded arc is supported minimally and what you end up with is 8 faceted surfaces (not a smooth curve), no matter what kind of...
j lai
jlai@...
Jun 5, 2000 7:50 pm
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Hi, I'm just getting my system up and running and was wondering which versions of AutoCAD will work with Desktop Radiance. I know your website says AutoCAD 14,...
melissa.koudelka@...
Jun 6, 2000 8:48 pm
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Zack, I'm sorry you're having difficulty with Desktop Radiance. The problems you're having a most likely due to the project setup. We will be improving that...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 6, 2000 8:49 pm
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Zach, The error you have encountered is probably due to a bug in the Reference Grid simulation. Currently the software (inadvertently) only supports one...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 6, 2000 9:13 pm
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Hello all, I am wondering how the desk top radiance applies the BRTD materials that are defined in the glazing material library to surfaces. I have tried a few...
Simon Crone
crones@...
Jun 7, 2000 1:12 am
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hi Simon, ... that ... tried a ... only ... (ie a ... In a typical glazing rafile, there is the regular glass, BRTD front, and BRTD back definations. You're...
j lai
jlai@...
Jun 7, 2000 3:37 pm
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Hi Simon, (Note: these instructions are intended for those Desktop Radiance users not afraid to get their fingers dirty editing text files in the old fashion...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 8, 2000 10:45 pm
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Zack, Thanks for your five bug report messages this morning! I do appreciate them being listed separately and they will probably appear in the e-mail list. So...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:54 pm
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... From: Zack Rogers <zrogers@...> Subject: Multiple north arrows To: deskrad@... Hello, I was running a simulation with two north arrows...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:55 pm
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... Zack, Currently, Desktop Radiance 1.0 only supports reference grid calculations on a horizontal workplane with the sensors pointing "up". A reference grid...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:55 pm
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Zack, Unlike radiosity-based lighting analysis software, Radiance is much more flexible about surface geometry, both in terms of surface normals and ...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:57 pm
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Zack, Again, thanks for your help. I have responded to your bug reports and feature suggestions in-line... === ... The project setup situation is abysmal....
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 9, 2000 7:56 pm
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... ===================== Hi Kelly, Desktop Radiance 1.0 does not use weather data for the daylighting calculations. In an upcoming version, we plan to support...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 12, 2000 9:18 pm
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... ======== Hi Zack, It is true that the current version of Desktop Radiance does not support the creation or editing of new luminaires. However, there is a...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 14, 2000 9:24 pm
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Zack Rogers wrote: <snip> ... ...regarding the other issues you raised in this e-mail... Desktop Radiance glazings are created as virtual light sources. This...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 14, 2000 11:03 pm
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... ================ Zack, You are probably getting this anti-intuitive behavior because the ambient value is set too high. The "ambient value" is used by the...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 20, 2000 11:39 pm
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... Hi Melissa, As of June 20, 2000, only AutoCAD R14.01 is compatible with Desktop Radiance. Problems have been reported with AutoCAD MAP on top of AutoCAD...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 21, 2000 12:12 am
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I've drawn a box 99'x50' and 27' high with a window on the east wall in order to simulate the daylight. The problem is that though in Autocad the camera view...
varopoulos@...
Jun 21, 2000 7:56 am
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Hi Nikos, While it is reasonable to expect that Desktop Radiance could reproduce the on-screen AutoCAD representation of the view accurately, the software ...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 21, 2000 11:37 pm
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... ============ Zack, Thanks for pointing out that the Overview document is out-of-date. I will let all of you know when an updated version is available. ...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 22, 2000 1:09 am
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... Hi Melissa, The Quick-start Tutorial might give the impression that Radiance can only handle small, isolated room simulations, but in fact, one of the most...
Charles Ehrlich
ckehrlich@...
Jun 23, 2000 6:03 pm
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Hi, I wonder if there any place where I can find a complete list of all the differences between Desktopradiance 1.0 and Radiance for Unix, for example the fact...
Silvia Pezzana
pezzana@...
Jun 23, 2000 6:14 pm
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Dear Chas, I would like to create a new location (the city that i live in Athens- Greece) in the "Add new location" window. How do i have to enter the ...
varopoulos@...
Jun 26, 2000 4:48 pm
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hi Silvia, ... the ... No, such a list does not exist, but I'll try to answer your question here. In Radiance for Unix, to start a simulation you should have ...
j lai
jlai@...
Jun 26, 2000 5:15 pm
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Dear Desktop Radiance Users, You may have experienced problems using the AutoCAD "RENDER" command with Desktop Radiance drawings. Two unrelated issues have...
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